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Some freshly made chicken and quinoa-stuffed peppers

Chicken and Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers Recipe

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Forget the ground chuck! Make these chicken and quinoa-peppers for a yummy gluten-free meal—they are too good to pass up!
Course dinner
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 296
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Bring water to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Add quinoa, thyme, 1½ teaspoons salt and ¾ teaspoon pepper. Cook quinoa covered over low heat for about 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and quinoa is soft.
  • Leave the lid on the pan and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff the quinoa with a fork. Set aside.
  • Add 1 Tbsp of oil to a sauté pan over medium heat and cook chopped chicken for about 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in spinach, cherry tomatoes and olives then add the cooked quinoa. Stir in goat and Parmesan cheeses. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Cut each pepper in half vertically so half the stem remains on each pepper half. Scrape out seeds and stuff with filling. Place peppers on baking sheet and bake 20 minutes.

Notes

Forget the chicken and double the recipe to make this a vegetarian feast!

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1174mg | Potassium: 1072mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g